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I asked Control Resonant's gameplay designer all my burning questions — how the combat's 'melee focus' differs from the original, and why you 'haven't played anything exactly like' what you'll see in its 30-hour length

Control Resonant appears to be one of 2026's potential biggest hits in gaming, and after speaking with its gameplay designer, I can't wait for September 24.

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I didn't expect this: The game I'm thinking about the most after SGF is 'CONTROL Resonant' — Here's why, with hands-on impressions

As far as I know, this is the first time Remedy has strayed this far into melee-first combat. Unexpectedly, they absolutely nailed it. Control Resonant is shaping up to be something special.

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'Control Resonant' takes inspiration from 'Devil May Cry', 'Neon Genesis Evangelion', and 'Inception' to craft a trippy sci-fi action game

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

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I played Control Resonant, and it's turned New York into something I've never seen in a game before

It's because of the art team's one golden design rule.

Creative Bloq

'We wanted to have the same approach, but in reverse' — Control Resonant Creative Director details what to expect from the ambitious new game

We recently sat down with Control Resonant's Creative Director, Mikael Kasurinen, to discuss everything there is to know about the upcoming sequel.

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I played Control Resonant for 2 hours — and trust me, Remedy cooked with this sequel

I just got an early hands-on preview with Control Resonant, and this paranormal sequel is shaping up to be something seriously special.

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I fought a possessed bus in Control Resonant’s 'paranaturally warped' Manhattan, and embraced Dylan's brutal and lightning-fast combat — and I can’t wait to eviscerate more funky foes in weird streets

Control Resonant’s melee combat might be a first for Remedy, but it’s absolutely fantastic, and I can’t wait to unleash Dylan fully in a weird and spooky Manhattan

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The game I always play to test gaming headsets is getting a sequel — here’s why Control is the best test for bass, treble and spatial audio

I play a lot of games to test gaming headsets, from Expedition 33 to F1 25, but I never skip Control because of its eerie soundscape and great combat sounds.

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'We want the player to kind of get lost in the world and 'force' them to have fun' — Control Resonant lead level designer teases new 'dungeons' and encourages players to explore the open world and engage in side content

Remedy Entertainment wants players to discover and engage in side content in Control Resonant's open environment alongside the main story.

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GTA 6 scared so many games into September launches that other games are now getting scared into October

Valor Mortis is the first game to waver in September 24th's massive game of chicken

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It was always the plan to make a Dylan-focused game, says Control Resonant art director, but creating a 'high level' world came first — 'We create the world, and then there are opportunities to have these different lenses into it, or different stories'

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that it was always the plan to make a Control game starring Dylan.

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I was worried Control Resonant wouldn't be Control enough, but then I got lost in an infinite bedroom dimension

Hands-on with a 2-hour build of Control Resonant.

PC Gamer

Remedy CEO says releasing Control Resonant near GTA 6 is playing the long game: "You can expect a voice that will cut through the noise"

"Hopefully [GTA 6] will sell consoles"

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Remedy's CEO isn't worried about Control Resonant launching close to GTA 6: 'It’s going to put the spotlight even more on games than maybe in past years'

He hopes GTA 6 will sell more consoles and "raise the tide" for everyone.

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Ituran Location and Control Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) reported a record first quarter of 2026, with revenue surpassing $100 million for the first time as subscription growth and continued subscriber additions supported double-digit gains in profitability. Chief Executive Officer Eyal Sheratzky said on the earn

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Control was destined to become an RPG franchise all along, says creative director: 'That's how Control was born'

News to me, but I suppose non-Euclidean geometric brutalist Rome wasn't built in a day.

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Control is "Remedy's RPG franchise," says creative director, and it's been that way since long before it was even called Control

"We're gonna embrace that, fully commit to it" in Control Resonant

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Remedy’s latest financials aren’t too bad considering Firebreak flopped, which the CEO puts down to its ‘structurally more efficient budgets’

"The studio is the right size for the ambitions ahead of us."

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"After the Grammys, I was stood in McDonald's waiting in line and a guy came up to me and said, ‘You bought me my house’": Jimmy Jam on sampling, AI, and his new EastWest drum machine plugin

Alongside co-producer Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam shaped the sound of the '80s and '90s. Now he’s got the future in his sights

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Remedy confirms Jesse Faden ‘is not playable’ in Control Resonant — but still claims ‘she’s a big part of the game’

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Control's main character, Jesse Faden, won't be playable in Control Resonant alongside her brother Dylan.

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Control Resonant gameplay designer says 'this not a soulslike' but an 'action-driven' sequel that leans heavily on melee and supernatural abilities — 'The player is very much in charge'

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Control Resonant will lean into melee action compared to the first game, but that it's "not a soulslike".

GamesRadar

Control Resonant trades shooting for a shapeshifting sword because "melee is cool", its creative director tells me, and he's not wrong

Preview | Control Resonant warps Manhattan and hands players a transforming melee weapon for an action RPG like no other

PC Gamer

Control: Resonant serves up our first good look at its weird new outdoors world at Sony's State of Play showcase

Remedy's upcoming Control sequel really is a big departure from the original.

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“I'm like, ‘OK, put the drum machine in.' When I played it, she said, ‘Oh, I like that. I like that.' And she said, 'I want to do a song about the nasty boys’”: How Janet Jackson and Jam & Lewis made Control – with a little help from the Ensoniq Mirage

“We were like, let's make a record like we're making it for a rock and roller or a rap artist. Let's make the beats super hard"

GamesRadar

Control Resonant may be an action-RPG, but Remedy isn't veering into hellishly-challenging territory: "There are no parries, there is no back-and-forth with a single enemy"

Big in 2026 | Remedy pushes Control is a bold new direction as the Hiss spill into the streets of Manhattan

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